you may not like my suggetion,and others may not agree as well but for me it worked great as a second plane, its very for giving and it will do all the maneuvers heck ive even had it hovering, i gutted my nexstar and installed it in a hanger 9 ultra stick 40 not much to look at but i think because it was so ugly that my fear for doing things went away.its also a tail dragger and i feel its a great start, and a little more practical to move up with.its not a low wing but behaves the same in alot of ways but is not as snappy as a low wing.my son has flow a ucando 40 for six months now with a saito 82 after soloing twice with the nexstar!